BIRDS OF NEW ZEALAND NOT FIGURED BY BULLER. 
first arrivals on the thawed places are very conspicuous and catch the eye of 
every observer ; later on they are occupied with incubation and care of the young. 
Or, their breeding grounds were confined to the summit of Mount Terpukhoy. 
The above is the result of Miss L. Tiulina’s investigation. 
The Anadyr River flows into the Gulf of the same name, in the north-east of 
Siberia, in the north-west of the Bering Sea. 
The following are the observations of Portenko :— 
The Gorelovy Mountains are situated about forty-five miles to the N.N.E. 
of the Settlement Markovo, where the Anadyr River changes its course from 
north to east. They represent a short chain extending in a N.N.E. direction. 
Ascending these first rather low ridges of the Gorelovy Mountains there unfolds 
before the eye to the north a more majestic mountain landscape with harsher 
outlines. The picture is both beautiful and dismal. There reigns a deadly 
silence ; from the rocky debris all is lifeless ; spots and tongues of the tundra- 
vegetation do not reach far up to the summit. 
On July 9th, 1932, Gorelovy Mountains were approached from the side of the 
Anadyr River. Swarms of mosquitoes made research work extremely difficult 
and tiresome. The violent gusts of chilling wind were hard to face. 
On July 12th, at a height of about 1,600 feet, on one of the plateaux, 
covered with broken rocks and spots of tundra, quite unexpectedly, and Avhistling 
in a soft voice, a Knot was observed. The bird was quite tame. By its be¬ 
haviour it was not difficult to guess that its nest was not far away. Careful 
examination revealed a downy young running over the rocky debris. The chick 
hid between the lichen-covered stones and was so well concealed that it was found 
with difficulty. The parent showed every sign of agitation. Sometimes coming 
up close and plaintively piping and feigning an injury, at others it was flying 
around with vibrating wings and emitting a high warble. Taking advantage 
of the tameness of the Knot and the presence of the downy young, a series of 
interesting photographs was taken. 
On an altitude of about 1,850 feet, on a vast plateau with a flat elevation, 
in the Gorelovy Mountains, amongst the broken rock, another Knot was observed. 
It was obvious that this bird also had young. The procedure of these Knots 
in trying to lead one away from the brood resembles very much that of the 
Turnstones or Temmincks Stints. They limp away, fluff out their feathers, 
and pipe, flapping their wings. 
Of the two broods seven young were secured, four in the first and three in 
the second. By waiting it is possible to secure the chicks, as they become 
noticeable only when they move. The first brood of four were the elder, the 
quills had already begun to grow. The other brood was quite immature, the 
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